A Brighton Rotary we teach youth from regional Victoria to sail....

Sunset at Brighton

...run great events for charity...

...hold GREAT swim races for charity...

The Rotary Club of Brighton Charitable Foundation has sponsored a training kitchen to be installed at Bayley House, Brighton. Through fundraising and the generosity of a number of individual members, our club has donated a total of $50,000 to make this possible.

Pictured at the 29 August meeting at the $25,000 cheque presentation were President Keith Cameron, Sylvie Berchick Co-Chair of the Brighton Lunch and Director of Fundraising RCB & Jacqui Molensen General Manager of Communications and Fundraising, Alannah & Madeline Foundation.

2018 saw the launch of the Rotary Club of Brighton (RCB) & RMIT Mentor/Mentee program. We've had over twenty mentors matched with undergraduates and post graduate students to provide professional guidance and assistance.

Melbourne based RMIT students are getting support from Brighton Rotarians' industry professionals to explore their career options. On Tuesday, 31st October 2017 we saw a big jump in Rotary Club of Brighton Mentors signing-up to invest into the workforce of the future, by Mentoring students at RMIT. This new project initiative wasn’t just involving Rotarians, but is something that has partners interested as well. These new mentors are keen to take action, sharing their expertise and experiences with RMIT student mentees.

The National Youth Science Forum (NYSF) is the premier science event for senior secondary students and their schools. The Rotary Club of Brighton has achieved a Hat Trick, with three nominated students attending the forum in 2019.

From Friday, 27th October night to Sunday afternoon, 29th October 2017 students from Brighton Secondary College (BSC) attended RYPEN at Malmsbury - thanks to the efforts of Brighton Rotarians Tony Naughton, and John and Carole Schmoll.

COVID-19 Virus Thursday Night meetings

Unfortunately due to the ever-changing landscape in relation to the COVID-19 virus, our club's board has taken the decision, effective immediately, to cancel weekly Thursday night club meetings until further notice.

However we are now holding Zoom meetings which have been very successful with special guest speakers. Members have been advised by email when meetings occur and who the guest speakers are. So please join us and see what all the excitement is about.

The Rotary Club of Brighton and its members' thoughts are with the impacted people and communities as well as the valiant firefighters and volunteers who are on the front line of these terrible bushfires in Australia. We extend our admiration and support for the work they're doing in the fire affected communities in this time of crisis - Keith Cameron President RCB

Violence Free Families has developed from scratch a world first group online program for male perpetrators of family violence. Comprehensively evaluated by Melbourne University’s Centre for Program Evaluation over four trials, it came out with top marks.

A year away from one’s family, home and friends is a very challenging experience for anyone let alone a young person aged between 15-18 years, some of whom have never been abroad before their exchange year. US President Franklin Roosevelt said “We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future.”

This year the Rotary Club of Brighton supported Ally Leggatt with the opportunity to experience the Rotary Youth Exchange year in Finland...

While Christmas is a time of joy and giving, fun and festivities, for many Bayside families they can find this time of year particularly challenging hardships due to their individual circumstances. For the fourth year in a row, the Rotary Clubs of Brighton and Hampton in conjunction with Hampton RSL, have collaborated together to host the Bayside Family Christmas event on Tuesday 17 December last year to spread some joy to some local families.

The Swimland Great Australia Day Swim conducted by the Rotary Club of Brighton is now in its 11th year. Congratulations to all those who participated. Thank you to our sponsors and members of the community for your support. The event was covered by Channel 9 and Southern FM.

Procceds of the raffle will be contributed to the Rotary Bushfire Fund.

Academia is not always the right path for every student and alternative career pathways are not always forthcoming. A real team effort for vocational options are being provided with a new intiative from the Rotary Club of Brighton, Brighton Secondary College and Sandringham Yacht Club, providing new career pathways for local students.

The Great Australia Day Swim 2018 was a great Bayside Event but also a fabulous FUNdraiser that saves lives. Did you know that $15,000 went to Swim Vietnam and has enabled over 400 teachers trained so far with survival swimming skills and water safety knowledge courses. With almost 900 kids having completed swim programs in the last quarter, this support allowed Swim Vietnam to continue their work in the prevention drowning and water safety lessons throughout Vietnam!

The inaugural Bayside Business Excellence Awards received a phenomenal response from local Bayside businesses and the quality of nominations received was exceptional. The Gala Evening, held on 3rd October 2019, was a celebration and acknowledgement of the hard work and the importance small business plays in the local economy. The Rotary Club of Brighton was pleased to support the night working with other local Rotary clubs and Bayside City Council to ensure a successful event.

2018 saw the launch of the Rotary Club of Brighton (RCB) & RMIT Mentor/Mentee program. We've had over twenty mentors matched with undergraduates and post graduate students to provide professional guidance and assistance.

The Rotary Club of Brighton and its members' thoughts are with the impacted people and communities as well as the valiant firefighters and volunteers who are on the front line of these terrible bushfires in Australia. We extend our admiration and support for the work they're doing in the fire affected communities in this time of crisis - Keith Cameron President RCB